At first, even second, glance this looks
like a set made in the UK with standard components. The main thing that gives it
away, other than the BRIGHT colours used, is the Caboose with end verandas. All
the items closely follow the British Big Big Trains models but are all slightly
different and from different moulds. NOTE, the box picture actually shows a
British Locomotive and open wagon.

AMF Incorporated: 1900 - 1985
AMF Incorporated was founded as the American Machine & Foundry Company Inc
in New York in 1900 to manufacture automated machines for the tobacco industry.

The company continued to expand its
activities in automated machinery into many areas including, just prior to World
War II the automatic pinspotter. The war effort delayed the introduction of this
latter proposal until 1959 when it revolutionised tenpin bowling and touched off
a boom in the sport.

Involvement with tenpin bowling led AMF
into a broad range of sporting equipment during the 1960's and 70's including
Head tennis racquets and skis, Tyrolia bindings, Ben Hogan golf clubs, Voit
inflatable balls, Mares scuba gear, Hatteras yachts and many other recreational
products such as snowmobiles, bicycles, children's toys and even, (during the
1970's), Harley Davidson motor cycles.